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Will Oldham

Phil Sutcliffe, MOJO, April 2009

WILL OLDHAM could never make it as an Old Testament prophet. Despite the beard, the hair and the intensity, the atheism would always let him down. But right now he is peering into the afterlife, envisioning an encounter with Elvis. Because his latest album, Beware, released under his Bonnie 'Prince' Billy nom de, includes a song written for The King.

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